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Saturday Spotlight: Top 10 Summer Cookies

Julia M. Usher 8/5/167:36 PM

With temperatures consistently topping 90°F, not just back in St. Louis, but also on my cookie trip to Jakarta this week, I must say I am not much in the mood for turning on ovens or generating any unnecessary body heat. Thankfully, all of my cookies are already baked for the week, so I can sit back and just decorate. And when not doing my own cookie stuff, I plan to enjoy the beauty of this week's hot list* in the comfort of my air-conditioned hotel room!

My cookie caddies, safely contained in my air-conditioned hotel room during a long layover in Tokyo.

All of this week's honored cookies are indeed "hot", not only because they've been trending high on this site, but also because they pay tribute to the summer sun in different ways. One basks under it on the Greek island of Hydra; another shows Santa at rest under it; and still others display glorious blooms that flourish under it! I'm sure each and every one of our honorees will cast a bright light on your day.

So, enjoy, and continue to create hot cookies that are also eminently cool!

#1: Summer Holiday by Ryoko ~Cookie Ave.

#2: Sand Castle Cookies by Shell's Sweet Serendipity

#3: Thinking of Hawaii by Essence_Cookie

#4: Shabby Chic Summer by Magadiuz

#5: Sunflowers by Jardin de la lavande

#6: Sleeping Little Mermaid by Even

#7: Path to Hydra by NaGeRa [EDITOR'S NOTE: NaGeRa's two close-up photos of this lovely cookie also topped the site this week. They'll give you a great appreciation for its incredible detail, so check 'em out!]

#8: Summer Ice Cream by Sugarcat [EDITOR'S NOTE: First posted on June 6 and appearing in at least one other Spotlight, this cookie is a great example of staying power!]

#9: Church Picnic by Kim Damon

And, last but not least . . .

#10: Aruba, the Happy Island! by Chu-A-Cookie

Congrats again to this week's winners, and have a great weekend, everyone!

* As a reminder, a word about how the rankings are determined: The rankings are not at all subjective. In fact, they are determined essentially by you, our members, and the activity (number of views, likes, and comments) you've bestowed on each photo. The site uses a top-secret algorithm that weighs these various factors to determine which photos are trending most quickly (i.e., are the "hottest") over specified periods of time. As such, the hot list at the time of this announcement may look a little different a few hours or a day from now as more photos are added to the site.

So that no one has an unfair advantage in making it onto a hot list, the algorithm is secret even to site administrators. Only our platform developers know the code, which has been exhaustively tested by those developers and Cookie Connection staff.

All photos shown here are the courtesy (and copyright) of the designers listed.

To check out our other hot lists, at any time of day, visit our Hot Spot, also found in the site's main navigation line.

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Julia M. UsherFounder and Host, Cookie Connection; Owner, Recipes for a Sweet Life

P.S. I need to catch a flight, so badges will be issued to this week's honorees later tonight - probably in 10 or more hours. Thanks for your patience!

8/5/167:45 PM

Kim DamonSuper Gobbler

Wow, such a lovely collection! Honored to have my cookies put in the mix. Congratulations all! <3 Have a sweet trip, Julia Usher!

8/5/168:42 PM

CHELY MoralesSuper Gobbler

Hermosos! Muchas felicidades a todos!

8/5/1611:37 PM

DivaGobbler

all of these cookies are beautiful

8/5/1611:38 PM

Ryoko ~Cookie Ave.Super Gobbler

Oh my Santa Claus! I am really lucky to have made summer cookies on time. Congratulations to all who made beautiful, cute and hot cookies, I am very glad to see mine along with my favorite artists'. Let's enjoy summer!

Julia, I hope you are going to see and eat something new in Jakarta and have a good time there. And I sincerely hope Japanese customs did not break any.

8/6/161:12 AM

Essence_CookieGobbler

Wow!!! Thank you so much and I am so honored to have my cookies in Saturday Spotlight on this week!

All of these cookies are inspiring and Congratulations all who have been featured♥

Thank you very much again and have a safe trip, Julia♥

8/6/161:55 AM

carouselselselSuper Gobbler

Congrats to everyone, beautiful cookies!

8/6/165:31 AM

NaGeRaGobbler

Oh, I'm so happy to see my window there! Thanks to the secret algorithm for selecting it

Congratulations to the collegues, it's an honour to be there with you <3

And thanks again, Julia, for your work.

8/6/167:22 AM

Lucy (Honeycat Cookies)Super Gobbler

Fantastic collection of cookies!

8/6/167:36 AM

EvelindecoraCookie Queen

Such a hot list, amazing summer cookies at all!!!

Many congratulations to all the featured and happy holidays ❤️

8/6/1611:15 AM

Shell Shocked CookiesGobbler

Absolutely chuffed to bits to see my sand castles here . Can't believe I'm in the top 10 with all these beautiful cookies. Congratulations everyone. Happy summer Julia!

8/6/1611:16 AM

Julia M. UsherFounder and Host, Cookie Connection; Owner, Recipes for a Sweet Life

Ryoko ~Cookie Ave. posted:
Oh my Santa Cloth! I am really lucky to have made summer cookies on time. Congratulations to all who made beautiful, cute and hot cookies, I am very glad to see mine along with my favorite artists'. Let's enjoy summer!
Julia, I hope you are going to see and eat something new in Jakarta and have a good time there. And I sincerely hope Japanese customs did not break any.

No, they didn't break anything, but they tried! I just arrived in Jakarta in time for dinner, and am exhausted. Tomorrow is a busy prep day so I'm going to try to get some sleep now. If the internet connection improves here (I can't load Facebook), I'll try to post some food photos there.

8/6/1612:14 PM

Julia M. UsherFounder and Host, Cookie Connection; Owner, Recipes for a Sweet Life

Shell's Sweet Serendipity posted:
Absolutely chuffed to bits to see my sand castles here . Can't believe I'm in the top 10 with all these beautiful cookies. Congratulations everyone. Happy summer Julia!

Do you have a Facebook page? When I post this alert to Facebook (if I can get on), I'd like to tag you, but you didn't come up the first time I tried to tag. Since then, I haven't been able to get onto Facebook.

8/6/1612:16 PM

Shell Shocked CookiesGobbler

Julia M. Usher posted:
Shell's Sweet Serendipity posted:
Absolutely chuffed to bits to see my sand castles here . Can't believe I'm in the top 10 with all these beautiful cookies. Congratulations everyone. Happy summer Julia!
Do you have a Facebook page? When I post this alert to Facebook (if I can get on), I'd like to tag you, but you didn't come up the first time I tried to tag. Since then, I haven't been able to get onto Facebook.

Hi Julia, not too savvy with Facebook but do have page as Shell's Sweet Serendipity with my bits & pieces on (not very well advertised I'm afraid, just usual friends & family in UK really ) confused - when did I get old ?!

8/6/162:15 PM

Manu biscotti decoratiCookie Queen in Training

Congrats to all the cookiers featured! Beautiful summer cookies!

8/6/164:17 PM

Teri Pringle WoodCookie Queen

Fabulously fun hot summer cookies. Congratulations to all featured artists and their cookies.

8/6/166:41 PM

Julia M. UsherFounder and Host, Cookie Connection; Owner, Recipes for a Sweet Life

Shell's Sweet Serendipity posted:
Julia M. Usher posted:
Shell's Sweet Serendipity posted:
Absolutely chuffed to bits to see my sand castles here . Can't believe I'm in the top 10 with all these beautiful cookies. Congratulations everyone. Happy summer Julia!
Do you have a Facebook page? When I post this alert to Facebook (if I can get on), I'd like to tag you, but you didn't come up the first time I tried to tag. Since then, I haven't been able to get onto Facebook.
Hi Julia, not too savvy with Facebook but do have page as Shell's Sweet Serendipity with my bits & pieces on (not very well advertised I'm afraid, just usual friends & family in UK really ) - when did I get old ?!

Can you send me the link to the page? (to sweetlife@juliausher.com) I still could not bring it up when I tried to search your business name and tag it, but I could at least insert the link in the post, if you could forward. Thanks!

8/6/167:56 PM

Chua CookieGobbler

Thank you! And many thanks for sending us the badge! I am so honored to have my cookie featured. I made it last minute the night before I left forAruba so that I could leave it with a monetary tip to the hotel housekeeping. Aruba is truly such a beautiful island with very friendly locals and I am very happy my cookie was featured. It's my tribute to such a beautiful country! Xoxo, Arlene Chua

8/8/167:49 AM

Jardin de la lavandeGobbler

I can't believe my cookies' picture is listed here.
what a surprise! and I'm so happy.
Thank you very much indeed!

8/8/1610:07 AM

MagadiuzSuper Gobbler

It's always so nice to be in the the Saturday Spotlight. Particularly if you don't expect it. Congrats to all the cookiers featured! Happy to be here with you!❤️ Thank you for your likes

8/8/165:54 PM